The Seven Last Words from the Cross History A work from the earliest

A work from the earliest stage of Benson’s literary career—first published in 1906

and the common mythic grounds of religion

Gregory explains the nature of the pastoral vocation

drawing nearer day by day to death’s door

The Seven Last Words from the Cross History A work from the earliestBy St. Robert Bellarmine, S. J. Introduction by Christian D. Washburn, Ph. D. The Seven Last Words from the Cross, first published in 1618 amidst the Catholic Counter Reformation, is a powerful reflection on the final words of Jesus Christ. In its pages, St. Robert Bellarmine, S. J., provides a profound guide for meditation on the way of the cross and the mystery of our redemption. These seven words, the last sermon of the worlds Redeemer, comprise